Weather Records on 24 May 2001

1,335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 May 2001. Highest significance: Roma Ciampino, IT.

Key Facts for 24 May 2001

On 24 May 2001, 1,335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
643 were record highs and 586 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Roma Ciampino set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 24 May 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,335 stations

1,335 station records on 24 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Linxi	China	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agostitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,335 records

Records set or tied on 24 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 358, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 24 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	358
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

995 broken records

Margins by which the 995 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 May 2001

Top 20 records on 24 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 May 2001	Roma Ciampino, IT	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Tierra Blanca, MX	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Versailles, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Lowman, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Linxi, CN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Porthill, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Algona, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Britt 3E, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Koror, PW	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Kimball 2NE, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Lindong, CN	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Agostitlan (Cfe), MX	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Flora 5 NW, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Osceola, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Charleston, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2001	Newton, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,335 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1797	1
1817	1
1831	1
1837	2
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1844	1
1847	3
1848	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	5
1867	7
1868	2
1870	1
1877	2
1880	2
1882	2
1884	2
1886	2
1888	1
1889	3
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	8
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	4
1899	7
1900	5
1901	7
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	16
1906	36
1907	15
1908	16
1909	16
1910	34
1911	28
1912	41
1913	30
1914	35
1915	8
1916	19
1917	86
1918	27
1919	25
1920	38
1921	139
1922	101
1923	106
1924	334
1925	347
1926	284
1927	221
1928	290
1929	112
1930	173
1931	475
1932	251
1933	477
1934	196
1935	426
1936	432
1937	187
1938	438
1939	498
1940	289
1941	499
1942	245
1943	439
1944	710
1945	226
1946	501
1947	456
1948	250
1949	436
1950	640
1951	881
1952	720
1953	1,005
1954	260
1955	841
1956	1,027
1957	513
1958	825
1959	315
1960	476
1961	301
1962	479
1963	734
1964	852
1965	502
1966	340
1967	904
1968	568
1969	408
1970	329
1971	625
1972	487
1973	533
1974	584
1975	886
1976	411
1977	997
1978	797
1979	1,115
1980	978
1981	758
1982	725
1983	1,332
1984	737
1985	637
1986	573
1987	664
1988	689
1989	1,346
1990	923
1991	1,495
1992	1,562
1993	826
1994	832
1995	1,247
1996	1,367
1997	1,028
1998	931
1999	806
2000	1,549
2001	1,335
2002	1,163
2003	1,011
2004	1,276
2005	967
2006	994
2007	1,349
2008	1,173
2009	970
2010	1,699
2011	1,026
2012	983
2013	861
2014	757
2015	501
2016	408
2017	876
2018	595
2019	750
2020	517
2021	583
2022	709
2023	353
2024	930
2025	542
2026	877

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	978
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1